Snyder v. Guthrie
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Warren District Court. — Lorin N. Hays, Judge. Appellant filed her claim against the estate of her deceased brother, C. F. Snyder, for the care of his five minor children. She claims that her services began November 1, 1892, and for one child she claims the care for 112 months, another 124 months, another 165 months, and for the child who died, 10^ months, all at the rate of $25 per month each.
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Appeal from Warren District Court. — Lorin N. Hays, Judge. Appellant filed her claim against the estate of her deceased brother, C. F. Snyder, for the care of his five minor children. She claims that her services began November 1, 1892, and for one child she claims the care for 112 months, another 124 months, another 165 months, and for the child who died, 10^ months, all at the rate of $25 per month each. She claims that said services were rendered at the request of deceased, and under the agreement by and between them that the services should be paid for, and that payment should be made…
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
„ . verS^sup^11611 r°rted- — 1. Appellee invokes the rule that sustaining the motion for new trial is within the discretion of the trial court, and that the Supreme Court is- slow to reverse. This is the general rule, and is so well established that citation of authority is unnecessary. It is not, however, absolute. In a proper case, the Supreme Court will not hesitate to review the order. Riley v. Monohan, 26 Iowa 507; Stockwell v. C. C. & D. R. Co., 43 Iowa 470; Turley v. Griffin, 106 Iowa 161; Merchant v. O’Rourke, 111 Iowa 351; Busse v. Schaeffer, 128 Iowa 319; Nelson v. Western Union…
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